Telefonica, Firefox & ZTE Take HTML5 Phones to the Masses

Summary

During the past year we have seen significant developments and announcements that will boost HTML5 capabilities in mobile phones. Key to this are Tizen OS and Firefox OS, led by companies such as Telefonica, Qualcomm, Firefox (Mozilla), Qualcomm, Intel, Huawei and ZTE. Firefox OS handsets will emerge in Latin America in 2013 and help to bring HTML5 functionality to mass-market prepaid users. How will this affect Android? How big is the HTML5 phone market going to be in five years’ time?